About this season
Thanks to a dousing in a top-secret chemical from an overturned truck, teenager Alex Mack is given amazing powers that make her the envy of her sister and best friend... and the target of a search by the chemical company, which wants to find her at all costs.
Episodes (20)
1. Driving
Aired 23 September 1997 • 24 min
Alex gets a job with Louis at his dad's distributing company so she can buy her own car.
2. Green Day
Aired 25 September 1997 • 24 min
When Robyn joins an environmental group the donut shop is threatened and Alex's friendship with Gloria is tested.
3. Camping
Aired 30 September 1997 • 24 min
Junior camp counselor is a new role for Alex, and one for which she's not well-suited. She and Kelly get lost in the woods, are chased by a bear and learn the importance of two words: friendship and rescue. George remembers his own camp experiences with mixed emotions.
4. Ashley
Aired 2 October 1997 • 24 min
Aunt Ashley is everything Barbara isn't: fancy, outrageous, irresponsible, crazy. Alex's wild go-cart ride with her aunt forces Barbara to get tough with both of them. Alex's school work suffers while her spirits soar.
5. Oscar
Aired 7 October 1997 • 24 min
Alex tries to rescue a chimp named Oscar from Vince by secretly keeping him as a pet. Annie is forced to tell George the truth about GC-161.
6. Foot Fault
Aired 9 October 1997 • 24 min
While Louis is innocently taking a photo, he catches Alex's zapper-gone-wild on film. He's sure he's captured some kind of UFO that will make his footage famous. Meanwhile, Alex helps George overcome his fear of bowling.
7. The Switch
Aired 14 October 1997 • 24 min
A morphing accident causes Alex to switch bodies with Barbara. Alex realizes that she's not ready for adulthood. Annie loses confidence about leaving home and talks to George about it.
8. The Storm
Aired 16 October 1997 • 24 min
When Alex and Annie are stuck at home during a rainstorm, they reminisce about the value of superpowers and sisterhood.
9. Leaving
Aired 21 October 1997 • 24 min
Alex saves a woman's life but can't tell the authorities that she double-morphed the woman to the hospital. The mystery heightens Danielle Atron's suspicions. As Annie prepares for college, a bittersweet realization comes over the sisters who share so much.
10. Senora Garcia
Aired 23 October 1997 • 24 min
Alex struggles in Spanish class with a tough teacher, then struggles with the possibility that she got the teacher fired. Lars sets Dave up to be the first human research specimen for dangerous GC-161.
11. The Doctor
6.0Aired 28 October 1997 • 24 min
Alex has a doctor's appointment and fears her altered body chemistry will be discovered. Robyn grieves over the loss of her hamster.
12. The Band
Aired 4 November 1997 • 24 min
Ray, Louis and Alex form a band and have to deal with issues of leadership, fame and competition. Robyn learns the ""rules"" of dating from Kelly.
13. Things Change
Aired 6 November 1997 • 24 min
Ray is purposely mysterious about his new girlfriend, Rachel, so that Alex won't get jealous. Alex becomes jealous anyway and struggles with accepting a new friend.
14. The Return
Aired 18 November 1997 • 24 min
Alex becomes friends with the new boy in school, Hunter, who may know something about the GC-161 project.
15. Friendly Fire
Aired 20 November 1997 • 24 min
Robyn moves in with Alex while her parents are away while Mr. Mack suspects that Dave may be his secret GC-161 informant.
16. Lies and Secrets
Aired 25 November 1997 • 24 min
When Hunter finds out about the GC-161 accident he starts searching for the GC-161 kid in order to expose the plant and uncover the truth about his father's disappearance.
17. Without Feathers
Aired 2 December 1997 • 24 min
Alex plays matchmaker and sets Louis up with Hannah Mercury. Meanwhile, Ray gets a fancy new job and Alex falls in love with Hunter!
18. 24 Hours
Aired 4 December 1997 • 24 min
After coming to school like every day in her life, Alex notices that her parents, friends and teachers have started to act strangely. First she gets into detention with no reason and after escaping, everybody starts haunting her. But, what is really going on?
19. Paradise Lost (1)
Aired 13 January 1998 • 24 min
After four years of keeping her powers hidden, Alex's secret world is falling apart. As the Plant prepares for the release of GC-161 to the public, her dad loses his job, and Louis discovers her secret powers, and is captured by the Plant.
20. Paradise Regained (2)
Aired 15 January 1998 • 24 min
The final episode. Ray, Louis, and Hunter try to free Alex and her parents from the Plant which is lined with bombs thanks to Danielle Atron. Meanwhile Dave works with Gino and the FDA to stop the chemical plant from releasing GC-161.